Linearity and reliability of the EMG amplitude versus dynamic torque relationships for the superficial quadriceps femoris muscles

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 97-106

  Stock, M S ^a   Beck, T W ^a   Defreitas, J M ^a   Dillon, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficiency of electrical activity; Intraclass correlation coefficient; Standard error of measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RELIABILITY; THIGH; TORQUE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; PHYSICAL EXERTION; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950849319     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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